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High protein on a vegetarian diet
Hi All, I have struggled with getting enough protein intake. I am not a strict vegetarian, but I primarily eat veggie food, though I do consume quiet a bit of dairy and eggs. I eat mostly home prepared meals, and am not big on supplements like whey, protein shakes, etc. I am wondering how others have tried to incorporate…
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High protein on an Indian food diet?
Hi All…was wondering if any others are mostly on an Indian food diet? I struggle to get enough protein intake eating Indian food, especially since I do eat a lot of vegetarian food (I am not a strict vegetarian, but thats just what I enjoy). I was wondering if others have found ways to balance this. I do eat quite a bit…
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Low BMI with high body fat %
Hi All, Wondering if anybody else out there with a low BMI and high body fat. I am at a BMI of 21 and body fat % of 35 measured by calipers. With military and machine measurements, I'm 30%. I have always tracked my fitness by how much I weight and how my clothes fit - apparently that hasn't been a good measure and my body…
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Organic milk/dairy v. Regular dairy for weight loss
I have been told by various friends/family that the hormones in regular dairy cause weight gain. I am not quite sure of this. Personally I never bought into the whole "organic" wave, and am quite skeptical of it as another scam to hike prices. I would like to get all your input into this. I take quite a bit of dairy in my…
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37% to 23% body fat in 3 months - accurate or not?
I started my weight loss journey aggressively when my trainer measured me back in April and I was 37% body fat though my BMI was low. I am 5'8, started at 148 pounds, and now I weight 135 pounds, and my body fat percentage is 23%. During the past few months I started watching my diet closely, limiting my calories from 1600…
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Females 10 lb weight loss goal - Looking for friends
Hi All, I am looking for friends for encouragement in this fitness/weight loss journey. I think it is much better to do this together. Of note, I think it will be good to do so with people with similar body composition. I am: 32 y.o. F 5'8 141 lbs 35% body fat looking to reduce my body fat while losing about 10 lbs Current…
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35% body fat with 22 BMI
Hi All, I am having a really difficult time bringing down my body fat percentage and need some suggestions. I gained about 35 lbs this past year (stress of new job, commitments, etc). Last year I was my fittest after running a marathon - I'm 5'8 and weighted 133 lbs; over the past year I went to 168 lbs. Inspite of my best…
